Australian Weather News -- 25 DEC 2002

Australian Weather News

Wednesday, 25 DEC 2002

Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology Last updated at 06:17 UTC on 26/12/02
Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information
Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lowest daily minimum temperature for December: Gunnedah SCS NSW: 8.9 (9.6, 35)
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals received, and/or all reported falls of 50mm or more. 98.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT 93.0 PROMISED LAND (CRYSTAL CREEKS) MidNorth Coast N NSW 78.4 CHANNEL ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 76.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW 74.0 STRATHPINE COLONIAL DRIVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* 56.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT *NORTHERN TERRITORY* Darwin-Daly 98.0 BATCHELOR AERO 78.4 CHANNEL ISLAND 52.8 CAPE WILBERFORCE *QUEENSLAND* Brisbane/SE Coast 74.0 STRATHPINE COLONIAL DRIVE 72.0 BEERBURRUM FOREST STN 56.0 GOOMERI POST OFFICE 53.0 CAROLE PARK ALERT 52.0 GREENBANK(THOMPSON RD)AL 50.0 WONGAWALLAN ALERT *NEW SOUTH WALES* North Coast 76.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) MidNorth Coast N 93.0 PROMISED LAND (CRYSTAL CREEKS)	High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. *WESTERN AUSTRALIA* *E Kimberley* KUNUNURRA AERO 10.0mm in 30 min to 01:30 20.0mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 17.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h *NORTHERN TERRITORY* *N Rivers* DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h *Darwin-Daly* DARWIN AIRPORT 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 20.8mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 97.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 32.3mm/h 98.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 16.3mm/h DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 6.6mm in 15 min to 19:00 26.4mm/h *QUEENSLAND* *Central Highlands* EMERALD AIRPORT 7.0mm in 14 min to 17:49 30.0mm/h 4.8mm in 2 min to 17:51 144.0mm/h 4.0mm in 3 min to 17:54 80.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h *Brisbane/SE Coast* AMBERLEY AMO 15.8mm in 10 min to 17:50 94.8mm/h 1.4mm in 1 min to 17:51 84.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h 11.8mm in 14 min to 18:05 50.6mm/h GYMPIE 36.0mm in 15 min to 23:11 144.0mm/h 11.8mm in 4 min to 23:15 177.0mm/h 7.2mm in 15 min to 23:30 28.8mm/h NAMBOUR DPI 43.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 43.6mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STN 72.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 12.0mm in 49 min to 16:49 14.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h JIMNA FORESTRY 10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 13.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.0mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 21.4mm/h *Darling Downs E* STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 9.8mm in 41 min to 13:41 14.3mm/h 13.2mm in 19 min to 14:00 41.7mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.0mm/h 6.8mm in 33 min to 14:33 12.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h *NEW SOUTH WALES* *NW Slopes S* GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 13.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 26.8mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.0mm/h *North Coast* EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE 18.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.2mm/h *ISLANDS* *Islands* NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 9.4mm in 18 min to 12:00 31.3mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.6mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 10.3mm/h CAPE FOURCROY 10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum	Minimum
44.6 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD 44.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 43.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD 43.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD 43.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD	29.5 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT 28.5 PAPUNYA Alice Springs NT 28.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD 28.1 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD 28.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT 28.0 YULARA AERO Alice Springs NT 28.0 KINTORE (WULUNGURRU) Alice Springs NT 28.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS 8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS 12.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS 12.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS	-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS 0.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC 1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 1.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW 1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum	Minimum
+8.2 31.6 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +7.0 30.8 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA +6.1 44.6 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD +5.9 34.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA +5.8 39.2 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD	+7.5 20.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA +7.2 22.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA +7.1 21.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA +6.9 20.8 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA +6.9 18.9 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
-6.2 30.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA -6.0 29.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA -6.0 32.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA -5.9 30.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA -5.6 32.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA	-5.5 8.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) County Light SA -5.0 11.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW -4.8 19.9 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA -4.6 20.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 80 (170/ 65 ) at 17:40 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 83 (250/ 67 ) at 04:04 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 78 (210/ 69 ) at 14:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 89 (230/ 70 ) at 00:30 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 98 (210/ 67 ) at 02:33 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 85 (230/ 67 ) at 03:00	Other extremes ..